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Wayfinder Advisors

Meet Wayfinder's advisors—a team of educators, designers, and purpose-driven leaders committed to helping students prepare for what’s next.

Wayfinder advisors

Wayfinder Advisors

Dr. Bill Damon
Dr. Bill Damon
Director, Stanford Center on Adolescence + Author
Path to Purpose
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Chi Kim
Chi Kim
CEO, Pure Edge
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Dr. Susie Wise
Dr. Susie Wise
Founder, Stanford K12 Lab + Adjunct Professor, Stanford d.school
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Sandy Husk
Sandy Husk
Interim Superintendent, Portland Public Schools + Former CEO, AVID
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Emily Esfahani Smith
Emily Esfahani Smith
NY Times Contributor + Author,
The Power of Meaning
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Mike Marriner
Mike Marriner
Founder, Roadtrip Nation + Ashoka Fellow
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Aaron Sokol
Aaron Sokol
Senior Growth Advisor + Former Growth and Sales Leader, Clever and Handshake
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Kimberley Harrington
Kimberley Harrington
Executive Director, NJASCD + Former New Jersey Commissioner of Education
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Susan Enfield
Susan Enfield
Former Superintendent, Washoe County School District (NV) and Highline Public Schools (WA)
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Max McGee
Max McGee
Co-Founder and COO, Center for Success for High Need Schools + Former Illinois State Superintendent
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Dr. Diann Kitamura
Dr. Diann Kitamura
Former Superintendent, Santa Rosa City Schools + Board Member, California Association of Asian and Pacific Leaders in Education
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Dr. John Gasko
Dr. John Gasko
Chief Well-Being Officer, Uplift Education
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Tristan Love
Tristan Love
Director, Fargo Public Schools + Former Principal
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Chris Balme
Chris Balme
Co-Founder, Millennium School + Author, "Finding the Magic in Middle School"
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Dr. Chris Wilson
Dr. Chris Wilson
Superintendent, Kennett #39 School District
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Tom Trigg
Tom Trigg
Former Superintendent, Blue Valley Schools (KS) and Highland Park ISD (TX)
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Dr. Edward Lee Vargas
Dr. Edward Lee Vargas
Co-Founder, ALAS + State Superintendent of Year, CA and WA
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Nat Manning
Nat Manning
Senior AI Advisor + Presidential Innovation Fellow
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Chris McKenna
Chris McKenna
Education Program Officer, Mindful.org + Former Program Director, Mindful Schools
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Matthew Newcomb
Matthew Newcomb
CFO, Chime
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Sarah Pazur, Ph.D
Sarah Pazur, Ph.D
Director of School Leadership, CS Partners + President, FlexTech Education
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Sean McClung
Sean McClung
Head of School Success, XQ Institute + Former Principal, Oakland Unified and Envision Schools
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Bob Lenz
Bob Lenz
Executive Director, Buck Institute + Founder, Envision Schools
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Diego Perez
Diego Perez
Poet + NY Times Best-Selling Author
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Daniel Keever
Daniel Keever
Deputy Superintendent, Williamsburg-James City County Schools
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Michael F. Malone
Michael F. Malone
Executive Consultant + Retired Massachusetts Superintendent
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Tenecia Powe
Tenecia Powe
Principal, Westside Atlanta Charter School
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Molly Efrusy
Molly Efrusy
President, Efrusy Family Foundation
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Lee Hark
Lee Hark
Head of School, GreenHill School + Former Assistant Head of School, Durham Academy
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Pamela Davis
Pamela Davis
Makerspace Facilitator, Richland 2 School District
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Randle Charles
Randle Charles
Haudenosaunee Member (Iroquois Confederacy) + Artist, Indian American Institute of Art
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Alline Akintore
Alline Akintore
Principal, Oregon Venture Fund
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Bo Shao
Bo Shao
Chairman + Co-Founder, Evolve Ventures
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Jennifer Carolan
Jennifer Carolan
Co-Founder and General Partner, Reach Capital
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Monica Enand
Monica Enand
Board Member, Oregon Community Foundation
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Research + Design Advisors

Vicki Zakrzewski
Vicki Zakrzewski
Education Director
UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center
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Kendall Cotton Bronk, Ph.D
Kendall Cotton Bronk, Ph.D
Director
Claremont Adolescent Moral Development Lab
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Heather Malin, Ph.D
Heather Malin, Ph.D
Director
Stanford Center on Adolescence
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Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.
Honorary Principal Fellow
The University of Melbourne’s Centre for Wellbeing Science
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Murat Ozturk
Murat Ozturk
Data Scientist
Rutgers University
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